1
: a short and lively sounding of trumpets
2
: a showy outward display
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The new jet was introduced with great fanfare.
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Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Dec. 2025
These indispensable institutions came back with great fanfare, visual majesty, and charismatic aplomb.
—Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 4 Dec. 2025
Home at The Pearl The Pearl opened in June to much public fanfare.
—Charlotte Observer, 4 Dec. 2025
It was named Amon Carter Field before becoming the Greater Fort Worth International Airport, which opened with glitzy fanfare and thousands of revelers in April 1953.
—Matt Leclercq, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 3 Dec. 2025
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“Fanfare.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/fanfare. Accessed 8 Dec. 2025.
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fanfare
noun
fan·fare
ˈfan-ˌfa(ə)r 
-ˌfe(ə)r
: a short stirring tune played by trumpets
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